Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados

Barbados: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 72.1% in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
72.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
56th
of 205 countries
All-time high
91.7%
in 2008
All-time low
72.1%
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 80.31998: 80.12000: 80.12002: 80.12003: 79.92004: 75.52005: 89.92006: 89.52007: 87.82008: 91.72009: 86.12010: 84.92011: 85.92012: 86.22013: 84.62014: 83.72015: 83.72016: 80.12017: 80.12018: 80.12019: 76.22020: 72.92021: 742022: 74.22023: 72.12024: 72.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados stood at 72.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados peaked at 91.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2024.

Barbados ranks 56th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.2% 80.1% 80.3% 2
2000s 84.5% 75.5% 91.7% 9
2010s 82.5% 76.2% 86.2% 10
2020s 73.1% 72.1% 74.2% 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 53 Mauritius 73.5% compare
  2. 54 Latvia 72.6% compare
  3. 55 Uruguay 72.3% compare
  4. 57 Antigua and Barbuda 72.0% compare
  5. 58 Seychelles 72.0% compare
  6. 59 Croatia 71.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados was 72.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
How does Barbados rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Barbados ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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